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> I don't see a lot of people talking about this disaster getting no coverage while the media is stuck on shooting down balloons. I’ve seen hundreds of comment
by wilsonnb3 4y ago
> I don't see a lot of people talking about this disaster getting no coverage while the media is stuck on shooting down balloons.
I’ve seen hundreds of comments and posts with this sentiment on Reddit, including some that made it to the top of r/all.
Usually they say something like “why aren’t major media outlets covering this?” while linking to CNN or CBS or some other major media outlet that is in fact covering the event.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoIt was the better part of a week before it got any coverage beyond local news. That's what people are pissed off about. It probably wouldn't have gotten the coverage it did as quick as it did if some uppity cop didn't rough up some uppity reporter giving the media an axe to grind.
- mminer237 4y agoIt had articles on Reuters[1] and CNN[2] within a day. [1]: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/train-derailment-causes-massive-fire-ohio-local-media-2023-02-04/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/train-derailment-causes-mas... [2]: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/04/us/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-fire/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/04/us/east-palestine-ohio-train-...